The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes act, 2015

2. National Commission for WomenNational Commission for Women
Nation wide Program for
Generating Awareness
about
Legal Rights of Women
Resource PersonResource Person
Professor & Lawyer. Puttu GuruProfessor & Lawyer. Puttu Guru
PrasadPrasad
M.Com. M.B.A., L.L.B., M.Phil. PGDFTM, APSET.
ICFAI TMF, (PhD) at JNTU Kakinada
Senior faculty for Management studies, VVIT.

3. • The Act was first passed in Lok Sabha in August
2015 and later in Rajya Sabha in December 2015.
Now it will go for Presidential Assent.
• It aims to prohibit the commission of offences
against members of the SCs and STs and adds
provisions for establishing special courts for the
trial cases of such offences and the rehabilitation
of victims.

4.  (i) Garlanding SCs and STs with
footwear (ii) Compelling to do manual
scavenging or dispose carry animal or
human carcasses. (iii) Abusing SCs/STs
in public by caste name (iv)
Disrespecting any deceased SCs/STs
person held in high esteem or attempting
to promote feelings of ill-will against
SCs/STs (iv) Threatening or imposing
economic and social boycott

5.  It will be considered as an offence in
case of (i) Using acts, words or
gestures of a sexual nature against
SC/ST woman. (ii) Touching an SC/ST
woman intentionally in a sexual
manner without her consent (iii)
Practice of dedicating an SC/ST
women as a devadasi to a temple

6.  Preventing SCs/STs using common property
resources, entering any places of public
worship that is open to the public and entering
an education or health institution.
 In case of any violation of any provisions
mentioned in this act the courts will presume
that the accused non SC/ST person was aware
of the caste or tribal identity of the victim, unless
it is proved.

7.  The Act add provision specifying duties of
public servants which includes (i)
registering a FIR or complaint (ii) public
servant must read out the information
given oral complaint by SC/ST person
before taking the signature of the victim
and giving copy of this information to the
victim Exclusive Public Prosecutor and
Public Prosecutor will be appointed for
every Exclusive Special Court and Special
Court

8. The Act adds new chapter dealing
with the rights of victims and
witness. It mentions that it shall
be the duty of the state to make
arrangements for the protection of
victims and their dependents and
the witnesses.

9. National Commission for WomenNational Commission for Women
Nation wide Program for
Generating Awareness about
Legal Rights of Women
Resource PersonResource Person
Professor & Lawyer. Puttu Guru PrasadProfessor & Lawyer. Puttu Guru Prasad
M.Com. M.B.A., L.L.B., M.Phil. PGDFTM, APSET.
ICFAI TMF, (PhD) at JNTU Kakinada
Senior faculty for Management studies, VVIT.
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10. National Commission forNational Commission for
WomenWomen
Nation wide Program for
Generating Awareness about
Legal Rights of Women
Resource PersonResource Person
Professor & Lawyer. Puttu GuruProfessor & Lawyer. Puttu Guru
PrasadPrasad
M.Com. M.B.A., L.L.B., M.Phil. PGDFTM, APSET.
ICFAI TMF, (PhD) at JNTU Kakinada
Senior faculty for Management studies, VVIT.